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him also unless something DECIDED is done at
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ess the o ssS
eXuuisftely a ts % Favored. and N always In demand
WILLIAM T. HoRNDAY.
TIE B0WsY OF DRUMC0NDRA.
Was the Man with the Fiery Eye O'Mahony
OF O'Mahony's Doubles
Toward the close of the recent banquet OF
the 1. r. B. the memory OF John O'Mahony was
drunk in silence. O'Afahony was the idol Of
the Irish Nationalists oftwenty years ago. He
was strange and mysterious being, tall. dig
| nifled. silent. sad, careworn. cadaverous. and.
withal, singularly handsome. He was great
| linguist and profound scholar. Some OF his
| followers looked upon him with an almost su-
perstitious reverence, and doubtless this feel
ing gave rise to some Of the strange stories
that have been told Of him. No one could ever
discover where he lived, few could say when or
where he would come and. once out OF sight,
nobody could tell whore he went to.
At the end of the festivities. one of the l. R.
B. men, as they arc called, told the following
story: About the year 90 or '63 was living on
the north side Of Dublin, near Drumcondra.
All the outskirts of the old city had then even
q more broken down AMI shabby-genteel ap-
pearance than they have now. Not far from
the Tolca River. and near Drumcondra. there
was house that was not known to have had
ali old deserted houses, It was haunted: 1t
had II, mouldering and musty look. and the
Sss es sfhs 1so se SH%
very often in the summer months and shortly
before dark, the front door, of that old sshanty
wrapped in a long black cloak and wearing
broad -brimmed soft hat. He was . handsome
tS9 BE- 81
ssss that Sy se either on the
Ia e Ss WssSss
Dfn sst
was not SO, for saw him strike match. and IT
n1s a ii sbi BIS q s i % Tsxe wss the tes e
women and children for miles around, and
S ta SsG Boasy not s Ras
the ea most remark abe thing about him Was his
walk. He moved along with peculiar blend
in reality he went like blazes. Not one
sbs fey coast tfefnf
attempted to follow, him. was able to
to
0 wna Id nE
vasa u Eve q the
hea % in sass YhspG1
dogs barked geese saHawisd goats j9mps5a j,Ra PA
H VAS soas s Hitsr sHsspinE thIepsh shs village
sae a Of nsas
some little distance ahead Of me and then l
could Co. Ga and do occasionally, squirting, into .
thiefs trot. moving n9iselessly on q my toes l
6end N the road s When be m nat
urally enough: But Just then M wa was startled by
coetea saFGnSh ny asothsr
and and Just Just at thai bend S6eTe the Bowsy dissp
his arms re took % IN n the situation at once. nee
The fellow had been planning mstrimopy
BoWsy came eU along and almost scared the poor
girl out OF her Wits, But she soon recovered;
the two went of about their business and 1
sy @ dr e eass pensr ese se hss
where Ihad met tie young fellow and his faint
me B1Wy was Mas be
him. politely ask him for q light, and endeavor
pull s HSs Of n nv as nsrSa H
Dry snd s9iidiy framed l. crooked biaarnsy. a and
s%essy sG &c
heard his heavy tread: He came in sagIh,t, agsI,
sR GeeEo4fhhsd IL R' ana s5nss hR sS
hsn sa.
sad xntes lis S e
blaze; Al my carefully prepared guest auesstiG9nss Gas
aS a sa
rble eyes. could muster only three Thank
apa H BSws ss SSMe sSs aSps e nps Rs
.fat Had sta% Raas he only SS Locked sSvea At
bot spike on the snd q 4; hs could not have
and late one aixSt 81 xss pSssins e throasAH
SsS IReard SeSe Heavy S step behiDd me and deep
sigh; That step brought my Thoughts te back TO
Rsad. aa' Th%Hlsr THhSMsE Siss Wss dssa%1nss &as
axyy Mss IN not srs bs
although 1 did not see his face, for that form
gait bs oSt Se gsstea ana u y
like his old time speed. he got away from me
before recovered from my amazement, dis.
| from Chatham.
A few weeks after that went, one evening to
and drinking with some friends. when IN stalk
cd my bold Bowsy! Could | possibly , bs mis- mis-,
the same swinging and defiant gait. the same
chiselled and ghastly face. the same Iueel fiery
Ss Sns ed asH
"Who is that tall gentleman mt aa p CtaGo,. asked.
There again was another puzzle Certainly
O'Mahony WAS never known to have lived near
Drumcondra. and, indeed, at tho time speak of
1t may be that he was In this country But,
after all he may have been with Stevens
Fenianizing the militia and the regiments OF the
suredly the DrumcOndra BoWsy WAS O'Ma.